[New Video] No Light? No Problem! Methane-Eating Microbes Enable Deep Ocean Life

Methane Seeps of the Deep Ocean

In recent years, scientists have discovered thousands of methane seeps in the deep, dark waters of the coastal ocean. See how chemosynthetic microbes convert this methane into energy to build some of the Earth’s most stunning habitats.

• Methane Seeps of the Deep Ocean (total running time 2:34)

Related Ocean Today Videos: 

• Lakes in an Ocean
• Life on a Vent
• Deep Sea Dive: Why We Explore
• Ring of Fire

Links to resources: 

• Ocean Seeps and the Blue Economy

• Large number of Gas Seeps of West Coast Discovered

• Why do we explore? (NOAA Ocean Exploration Student Guide)

• Continental Margin - Methane Seeps (NOAA PMEL)
• OSU and NOAA document widespread methane seeps (Oregon State University)
• Chemosynthesis Fact Sheet (NOAA Ocean Exploration) 

Meet Ocean Today at NSTA (National Science Teachers Association), in Atlanta!

Teachers, come visit Ocean Today host Symone Barkley and Ocean Today Executive Producer Kurt Mann at the NOAA Booth in Atlanta on March 23rd, 24th and 25th.

We also have a special workshop on Friday featuring June Teisen, Symone and Kurt -

• Discover Emmy Award Winning NOAA Videos and How to Jump Start Your Classroom with them!  (Friday, March 24, 1:20 - 2:20)
• NOAA @ NSTA Resources

We will be sharing all kinds of teacher resources and showcasing a new series (Teek n' Tom Explore the Ocean, Weather, Climate Connection) coming January, 2024 to celebrate  Ocean Today's 15th Anniversary!  We can't wait to see you in Atlanta! 

You asked for it, Now we have it...a fun 5-part series that teaches upper elementary and middle school students about the ocean-weather-climate connection, climate change and solutions.

We will preview this series at NSTA. 

NOAA NSTA Workshop Schedule

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